Actinomadura rubteroloni sp. nov. and Actinomadura macrotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the fungus growing-termite Macrotermes natalensis.

ABSTRACT: The taxonomic positions of two novel aerobic, Gram-positive actinobacteria, designated strains RB29^T and RB68^T, were determined using a polyphasic approach. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the closest phylogenetic neighbours of RB29^T were identified as Actinomadura rayongensis DSM 102126^T (99.2 % similarity) and Actinomadura atramentaria DSM 43919^T (98.7 %), and for strain RB68^T was Actinomadura hibisca DSM 44148^T (98.3 %). Digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) between RB29^T and its closest phylogenetic neighbours, A. rayongensis DSM 102126^T and A. atramentaria DSM 43919^T, resulted in similarity values of 53.2 % (50.6-55.9 %) and 26.4 % (

SUBMITTER: Benndorf R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7660899 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature